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The Roman Bath (play)
''The Roman Bath'' ( bg, Римска баня) is a 1974 absurdist play by Bulgarian playwright Stanislav Stratiev. A very successful production was put on for well over ten years from February 11, 1974 until the early 1990s at the Satirical Theatre in Sofia, making it the longest running production in the theatre's history. In 1984, the show was awarded with "Award of Sofia", and two years later it was performed at the "Theatre of Nations" festival in Nancy, France. It is cited as Stratiev's funniest work. British production In 2010, the play had its British premiere at the Arcola Theatre in London Borough of Hackney, Hackney, London. Michael Billington (critic), Michael Billington of ''The Guardian'' wrote: "Russell Bolam's production camouflages this through its phenomenal energy and Jean Chan's design skilfully shows the havoc created by the apartment's space invaders. Ifan Meredith's Ivan, first seen arguing with and then desperately kissing a taxi-ordering machine, also conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Stratiev
Stanislav Stratiev (Bulgarian: Станислав Стратиев) (9 September 1941 – 20 September 2000) was a Bulgarian playwright, screenwriter, and author. Biography He began his career as a journalist while studying for an MA in literature at Sofia University. Stratiev's career as a playwright took off in 1974 with the runaway success of his first play, '' The Roman Bath'', which was performed at the Sofia's Satirical Theatre for more than 10 consecutive seasons to packed halls. That was followed by ''The Suede Jacket'', ''The Bus'', and many others. Stratiev's plays have been performed in Belgium, China, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Syria, the Slovak Republic, Turkey, and others. His play ''It's a Short Life'' (translated in French as ''La vie bien qu'elle soit courte'') won the First Prize at the Maubeuge International Theatre Festival in 1990. ''On the Other Sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |